Trousers



M. L. STERN June 12, 1923.

TROUSi BRS Filed 0st; 1.

Patentedelnne 12, 1923.

Mortars L. STERN, or nnrnorr, MICHIGAN. I

TROUSERS.

' Application filed October 1, 1921; Serial No. 504,631.

To'all whom it may concern."

Beit known-that I, MoRRIs- L. STERN, a citizen of Poland,=residi ng atDetroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Mich- 5 igan, have inventedcertain-new and useful Improvements in Trousers, of which the followingis a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanyingdrawings. This invention relatesto improvements in garments and moreparticularly to the construction of trousers, the object of theinvention being to prevent wrinkling and add strength at the hip portionof the garment. j A further object is to perfect the appearance and givea better fitting garment over the hip of the wearer, and also to providecertain other new 'anduseful features in the constructlon.

With the above and otherflen'ds in view,

the invention consists in connecting the trousers 'pocketgor pocketswith the side seams 'to give addedstrength and thickness over the hipand to cause the .material' to p 'tion extending over the hip isdisplaced and wrinkled.

conform closely to the hip curve and pre- 2e vent wrinkling." 1

The 'inventionconsists further in providing a construction 7 wherein the"front and back pockets are'connected together to reinforcethexgarmennprevent sagging ofthe pockets and strengthen the side seam.

The invention also consists in providing certain other new and usefulfeatures in the construction and" arrangement of parts, allas'hereinafter more fully described and particularly pointed out in theappended panying drawing, in which Figure l is a side elevation ,of theupper portion of a the'invention, s I i v v I Fig. 2 is an enlargeddetail showing an inside elevation of a hip portion of the trousersclaims, reference being had to the accom Fig. 3 -is a, perspectivedetaih'substan tially upon the line of Fig. 2, and

F ig; 4; is a similar-sectional detail substantially upon theline 4 -4of Fig. ,3.

As usually constructed,.trousers have atendencyto wrinkle over the hipalong the pair of trousers, illustrating make themfit snuglyover the hipof the wearer and this is particularly true when folded and stacked inpiles such as ready towear garments. Further, the thickness ofthematerial is not sufiicient' adjacent the side seam over the hip toprevent wrinkling and to cause the material "to lie flat over the hipof'the wearer, conforming snugly to the curve of the hip and also theweight of the material in the pockets and the arrangement of the pocketscauses wrinkling and shifting of the hip portion out of proper position.1 I A Further, the ordinary construction is such that there is seldomsufficient strength along the "side seam and particularly at the lowerend of the pocket opening to withstand the strains put upon the materialand'upon the "stitching in shoving the handsin the'pockets and incarrying the Weight of the persons hands The side seamf is often rippedby this weight or the material torn and the por- Int-he presentconstruction, the front and back pockets are united and secured to theside seam, tying the pockets together to give added strength'and preventdisplacement of the portion of the trousers extending over the'hip, atthe same time adding a reinforce ment to the material to give the"desired strength and a 'sufiicient' thickness to prevent wrinklingwhile the garment is being worn or when in stock and to cause thegarmentto closely conform to the hip of the wearer and lie smooth at alltimes.

In the accom an in drawim 1" india a: cates the front portion and 2therear portion of the v trousers, which portions are' united'b y aside'seani 3, andet indicates the usual belt or waist band to which thefront and i'earportions are secured at: their upper ends. 5 indicatesthe usual front access to which-is gained through'a side opening 6,which opening may be in line with the side seam 3, or as shown in thedrawing, it may be given a'forward and upward slant or any other of thecommon pocket, i

forms of pocket openings. 7 indicates a rear or hip pocket having theusual pocket opening 8 formed in the material of the back portion 2 at adistance below the belt, by slitting the material and providing facings9 and 10 of the same material at the back portion 2, as shown in Fig. 4.

The front pocket 5 comprises the usual thickness'of material folded uponitself and stitched together to form the bottom of the pocket and alsostitched or secured across its upper end in the seam uniting the belt tothe; front portion 1. The material of one side of the pocket is securedalongthe pocket opening 6 and this opening is reinforced by afacing 11,the. facing, the material of the r the material outer side of the pocketand the inturned edge of the material forming the front portion 1, beingstitched together along the pocket opening. The opposite or inner sideof the pocket 5 is extended to the side seam 3 and secured in said seam,the inner side of the pocket openingfi and this extended portion oftheinner side of the pocket 5, being covered by a facing 12 ofthe'material like portions of the trousers. are formed,

The back or hip pocket the usual manner of two thicknesses of materialstitched together along their side and lower endedges andthe upperportionvof the pocket above and for a short, distance below the opening8 is reinforced and, stiffened by a suitable strip of lining, material13 which,

is secured by stitching between the sidesof the pocket 7. The outer sideof the pocket 7 is stitched into the side seam?) along with the inturnededges of the portion 2-and the facing 12 and; the inner side of, thepocket?- tog'etherwith the reinforcement 13' are extended laterally overthe seam 3 and thevertical edges of this extended portion are firmlysecured t the inturned portion of;

the seam 3 by, means of .a line of; stitching 14,

this stitching securing the rear pocket 7 to the forward inturned edgeportion'of the seam3 so that this extended portionof the rear pocketoverlies the side seam 3 and is firmly stitched to. thefront pocket 5 bythe line of stitching la whichzpasses throughthe inturned edgeportion ofthe facing 12and attached inner side of the pocket 5. The rear pocket istherefore secured to the side seam 3 downward to the lower end of thefront pocket opening 6 and the rear pocket is secured along the edgeportion thereof which also extends downward to the lower end of thepocket opening 6, to the inturned edge of the seam 3 whichextends awayfrom the back pocket so that this laterally extending portion of theback pocketwill overlie the upper end of the seam 3 to re-inforce thisportion ofthe trousers andto also give sufg ficient thicknessof materialat this pointtowithstand the strain and add stiffness from which thefront andback 7 is made up in,

The particular shape or construction of h the trousers portions 1 and 2,their pockets 5 and 7, and the entrance openings 6 and 8 to saidpockets, may obviously be varied as desired, this invention residing inthe uniting of these pockets over the hip portion and to the side seamof" the trousers, this uniting of the pockets strengthening the sideseam over the hip, preventing the material from, being tornunder heavystrains or the seam from ripping, and as the rear pocket includestheusual stiffening lining, and as this lining, together with thematerial forming the pocket, is extended across the side seam and unitedwith the side of the seam opposite that atwhich the pocket is located,

without departing from the spirit of the in-.

vention and I do not therefore limit myself to the particularconstruction, arrangement or form shown.

Having thus fully described my what I claim, is I 1, A pair of trousersincluding a front porinvention,

tion and a rear portion united in a side seam,

a back pocket for the back portion including a stiffening lining andformed with a laterally extending portion united to the forwardly.extending inturned edge of the side seam, with said laterally extendingportion.

of the pocketoverlying the side seam.

2; A pair of trousers including a front, portion and a back portionunited in a side;

seam, a front pocket for the front portion and arear pocket for the rearportion, said pockets being located adjacent the side seam;

along that portion of the seam whichex} tends over the hip portion ofthe garment,

and said front pocket having a portion of one wall thereof securedwithin the hip portion of the side seam and theback pocket having alaterally extending portion of, one

side thereof overlying the hip portion/of the:

side seamand united to the'inturned edge of the front pocket which issecuredin said seam.

3. A pair of trousers including a front portion and a back portionunited' in a side seam, a front pocket for the front portion and arearpocket for the rear portion, said,

front pocket havinga portion of' one side thereof extended rearwardly tothe side seam with the edge of said portion inturned against theforwardly extending inturned edge of the side seam and the rear pockethaving a portion of a side thereof extended forwardly to overlie saidside seam, and a L stiffening liningfor said rear pocket extendedforwardly to overlie the said side seam, the extended portionsof thepocket side and lining and the inturned edge of the front Witnesses; vLnwrs E. FLANDERs,

ANNA M.-D0RR.

MORRIS Lr ST ER N.

